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so men and u.s. airways could be the biggest carrier not just in the u.s. but in the entire world. valued at nearly $11 billion. so the boards have approved this. we are expecting an announcement later today but the deal is far from done. they still need a lot of regulators to approve this deal. what it does, and as you can see by this chart we'll show you, that is it brings the number carriers here in the u.s. down to four. we've seen so much merger activity since 2008 starting with delta and northwest that really, all of these airlines coal 80% of traffic so there is not that many options left for passengers. you got to imagine that fares are going to go up just a little bit. you shouldn't be too alarmed by. this a recent survey from price waterhouse cooper shows that over the years 2004 to 2011, air fare actually went down. >> since we are on the topic of merger and it is valentine's day, let it is a talk about merging at work. apparently, this is becoming more common. >> your next husband or wife might be sitting right next to you. a career builder survey shows that four out of
so men and u.s. airways could be the biggest carrier not just in the u.s. but in the entire world. valued at nearly $11 billion. so the boards have approved this. we are expecting an announcement later today but the deal is far from done. they still need a lot of regulators to approve this deal. what it does, and as you can see by this chart we'll show you, that is it brings the number carriers here in the u.s. down to four. we've seen so much merger activity since 2008 starting with delta and...
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taking a live look at the u.s. capitol dome. quiet out there right now. but we'll have a little activity, a little bit of wind out there and temperatures starting out here in the 40s this morning. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> time now to bring in tucker barnes and talk about our current weather situation which is pretty peaceful. >> our current conditions are just fine. i mean we've got a little bit of a breeze out of west here. cold front came through last night. should be a decent day. 50, 52 maybe for an afternoon high with sunshine. >> i like that. you said sunshine. that is the key. >> it should feel pretty good with the february sun. i don't know if you've noticed it is get i go alittle higher in the sky. i just mentioned that we are adding two minutes and 17 seconds of daylight per day on my new little facebook page. >> you are putting fascinating stuff on there. >> yes, i am. >>> 48 at reagan national. 43 at dulles. 45 at bwi marshall. i'll give my facebook page out for everybody so that
taking a live look at the u.s. capitol dome. quiet out there right now. but we'll have a little activity, a little bit of wind out there and temperatures starting out here in the 40s this morning. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> time now to bring in tucker barnes and talk about our current weather situation which is pretty peaceful. >> our current conditions are just fine. i mean we've got a little bit of a breeze out of...
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an unclassified memo says it is legal for the u.s. government to kill u.s. citizens if they believe they're senior al- qaida leaders. 11 senators, most democrats have demanded that the president provide justification. they have concerns about the program. >> our concern is to coop keep the american people safe in consistent with our laws and our values. there's no court in the united states or anywhere around the world that would accept this view that a president, one person can decide how and when to kill its own citizens without any checks or balances. >> reporter: he will also likely face questions about water boarding. he had said in the past that it saves american lives, but in a questionnaire ahead of the hearings, he said he had some personal reservations about that program. these hearings get underway at 2:30 this afternoon. >>> there was supposed to be a vote today on the confirmation of president obama's choice to head the pentagon. but it was postponed yesterday. republicans are demanding more answers from hagel about his finances. >>> yesterday t
an unclassified memo says it is legal for the u.s. government to kill u.s. citizens if they believe they're senior al- qaida leaders. 11 senators, most democrats have demanded that the president provide justification. they have concerns about the program. >> our concern is to coop keep the american people safe in consistent with our laws and our values. there's no court in the united states or anywhere around the world that would accept this view that a president, one person can decide...
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the u.s. military rejected any suggestion that its special forces carried out any such crime. >>> a memorable night at the oscars but not just for the big winners. host seth mcfarlane is getting a lot of praise this morning. from laughs to jabs, we'll take a closer look at how the funny man opened hollywood's biggest night. that is next. xt. >>> argo tells the previously classified story about an american hostage rescue in post revolutionary iran. the story was so top secret that the fill's director is unknown to the academy. on the movie, worked on the movie,. >> first time oscar host seth macfarlane earning plenty of laughs last night. argo would go to win the night's top honor for best picture t starred and was directed by actor ben affleck. other winners include actress anne hathaway who won best supporting actress and singer adele stealing the gold for best song in the movie sky fall. look at that performance. wow! that is -- for her, they always talk about how s
the u.s. military rejected any suggestion that its special forces carried out any such crime. >>> a memorable night at the oscars but not just for the big winners. host seth mcfarlane is getting a lot of praise this morning. from laughs to jabs, we'll take a closer look at how the funny man opened hollywood's biggest night. that is next. xt. >>> argo tells the previously classified story about an american hostage rescue in post revolutionary iran. the...
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so it was certainly the worst sell offof the year and all three major averages here in the u.s. now negative for the month of february. so what did it? it was a bunch of things. the italian elections perhaps we'll have gridlock there in those austerity measures will be taken back a little bit. nobody wants to see that. you want italy to fix its debt crisis. also, what will happen on friday, right? the automatic spending cuts here in the u.s., the sequester, we got a little nervous about that as well. this morning, futures flat, maybe a little bit higher. you would expect for see a big rally after such a big sell off. not the case today. >> let's talk about martha stewart. macy's and j. c. penney like her. >> they won't want her. macy's ceo took the stand yesterday and he hung occupy martha stewart two years ago when she called him to tell him that her cookware and her bake ware and awful her home goods would be sold also in j. c. penney and macy's was was saying we have the exclusive right to your items and well, j. c. penney's and martha stewart is trying to prove that that is
so it was certainly the worst sell offof the year and all three major averages here in the u.s. now negative for the month of february. so what did it? it was a bunch of things. the italian elections perhaps we'll have gridlock there in those austerity measures will be taken back a little bit. nobody wants to see that. you want italy to fix its debt crisis. also, what will happen on friday, right? the automatic spending cuts here in the u.s., the sequester, we got a little nervous about that as...